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Paul Tergat

1969 - Today

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Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He became the first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished long-distance runners of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Tergat has received more than 224,233 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Tergat is the 1,137th most popular athlete (down from 912th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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  • 220k

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  • 52.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paul Tergat ranks 1,137 out of 6,025. Before him are Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, P. T. Usha, Henri Guérin, Pentti Hämäläinen, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, and Paul Van den Broeck. After him are Annette Rogers, Valeria Bufanu, Sueo Ōe, Käthe Krauss, Finn Haunstoft, and Thomas Munkelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Paul Tergat ranks 283. Before him are Mahsun Kırmızıgül, Jintara Poonlarp, Michael Baur, Stefania Belmondo, Dolly Buster, and Elvir Laković Laka. After him are Cédric Pioline, Kari Lake, Susan Polgár, Shayla LaVeaux, Sofia Milos, and Midori Ito.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Paul Tergat ranks 28 out of 150. Before him are Raila Odinga (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), John Njue (1944), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), and Julius Sang (1946). After him are Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Yang Hao (null), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), and Daniel Rudisha (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Paul Tergat ranks 9. Before him are Wilson Kipketer (1972), Naftali Temu (1945), Amos Biwott (1947), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), and Julius Sang (1946). After him are Benjamin Kogo (1944), Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Yang Hao (null), Brimin Kipruto (1985), Kelvin Kiptum (1999), and Daniel Rudisha (1945).

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